Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 0.4% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Colombia

The cost of groceries, housing, and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 6.1% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+31.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+145.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+93.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-9.6%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$57.51 COP183K	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$24,696.92 COP78M	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+16.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Lebanon	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$745.73 COP2M	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$482.25 COP2M	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$101.48 COP322K	-42.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay about the same for childcare

	Lebanon	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$597.35 COP2M	-12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$8,009.31 COP25M	+14.1%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$41.34 COP131K	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-33.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$82.92 COP263K	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$53.80 COP171K	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$134.00 COP425K	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$115.03 COP365K	-4.1%
Average			+5.5%

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